Show World (November 28, 1908)

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November 28, 1908,

PLAYS AND PERSONS IN PARAGRAPH

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medium sized shows

ARE FARING BADLY

THE DAYS OF AGENTS

MAY BE NUMBERED

Big and Little Attractions, However Find the One Night Stands Good
—Thanksgiving Expected to Improve the Showing of
the Present Week.

One Night Stand Manager Has Improvements on the Scheme Origin¬
ated by Alden Benedict—Melodramatic Circuit Finds that
the Agent is Indispensable.

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November 28, 1908.

THE SHOW WORLD

FOR REORGANIZATION

Rockies Companies off the Road
for a Time.

fin H Frontier closed last Saturday in
,°a and The Heart of the Rockies
Hosed Nov. 17, at Prairie Du Chien, Wis.,
■imi both companies came to Chicago for
reorganization. Both organizations found
tSness bad in the one-night stands of
Iowa and will reorganize

FOLLIES OF 1908 KEEPS

WI THIN THE LIMIT

Ziegfeld's Censored Production Well Received at the Illinois and the
Critics Like it.

strike

aeeuiums W managers,
the Frontier opened Friday, Oct. 23.
and the super- 1 "-””" ||

organization ar

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of the
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lanager of the

K^hfn^a'hSrstlled^Stlie

expected to be on the road again within

£< Fran* Richardson, manager of The

apart of the Rockies, is said to have lost
$2,500 S the time he was on the road,
but is not discouraged and says he will
go out again and will stick to his original
plan of giving the public a good per¬
formance in spite of the cost.

A correspondent writes that both of

these shows used the same paper in Iowa
stands, but the managers say there were
only two or three half sheets which were
I the same.

Harry Sheldon White wrote
\ Frontier, and it is ”**»**“ a

piece of property.

value

Giierold
he Rockies,
splendid play.

the

__ of The Heart of

Richardson considers it :

Charles Monroe, O. S.

W. Brooke, Harry Bay, Lei .

Collier. James H. Lee, Andy Hicks and
Jack Reidy are members of the two or¬
ganizations now in Chicago.

Tears' ago, when Harry Watson, Jr.,
and George Bickel appeared in burlesque,
their cleverness was generally recognized,
and when they secured a big success in
the better class popular priced houses it
was only natural that some manager of
attractions appearing in the first-class
houses would see their value in produc¬
tions appealing to the best class of the¬
ater-goers for support.

Follies of 1907, in- which they ap¬
peared last season, proved a tremendous
hit in big cities, but did not draw well
in one-night stands, proving to the man¬
agement’s satisfaction that the people
who saw the production talked of it.
People did talk of last years’ “Follies”
and people will talk of the new show,
The Follies of 1908.

Fiorenz Ziegfeld, Jr.’s new production
duly censored, was presented for the first
time in Chicago at the Illinois theater
Nov. 22, and the following excerpts from
Chicago dailies will show how it tickled
the reviewers:

W. L. Hubbard, Tribune: “A collection
of specialties and specialists,
them good, ‘- — ~

goods displayed, though never heavy with
the weight of them. It trips along the
line that separates liberty from license
and remains for the most part on the
safer side.”

Charles W. Collins, Inter-Ocean:
“String a series of scenes, episodes, topi¬
cal, and burlesque, together with frequent
songs and dancing specialties and a car
load of alluring figures in tights, mix
as many low comedians as can work to¬
gether without fighting—and you have a
‘Follies.’ The title is apt, and the idea,
if its freedom is kept within bounds and
its humor up to date, makes excellent
entertainment for an idle, non-serious
evening.”

O. L. Hall, Journal: “The most success¬
ful entertainer is Nora Bayes, who sings
several songs made to order by her
young husband. Jack Norworth. Bickel
and Watson burlesque almost everybody
in the public eye. The former’s fling at
the German kaiser was amusing, and
Watson’s energetic burlesque of Genee’s
dance was wildly applauded.”

Amy Leslie, News: "The real star of
this extraordinary aggregation is Miss
Nora Bayes.”

Grace Leigh, Annabelle Whitford, Ar¬
thur Deagon, and Mdlle. Dazie also re¬
ceived favorable notices.

Differences Between Musicians and Akron
Theater Settled Over the Head of
Edgar Frank.

Akron, O., Nov. 25.—A threatened clash
between the non-resident management of
the Colonial theater, local Nixon-Cohan &
Harris owned house, and the orchestra
has been narrowly averted. Theater pa¬
trons are consequently congratulating
themselves over the peaceful settlement of
what otherwise would have been a .walk¬
out of union musicians.

The difficulties arose the latter part of
last season when Edgar IC. Frank, travel¬
ing representative of the Nixon interests,
cut the orchestra to six men on all at¬
tractions, playing at less than $1.50, using
eight men only on shows playing at $1.50
or better. The musicians expected the
rule to he abolished at the beginning of
the present season, but Frank still in¬
sisted. He was given until Nov. 15 by
the musician’s union to abolish the rule,
which he refused to do.

M. Reis, who has recently been given
the booking of the Ohio Circuit, was ap¬
pealed to. The settlement was effected
over the head of Frank. Eight men are
to he used in the orchestra for all attrac¬
tions. The musicians at the Colonial are
and have been playing at the minimum
rate for a number of seasons. Sid Morey
has conducted it since the theater has

The stage hands have also been grant- _
ed a slight increase, also eliminating an¬
other source of trouble. They struck last
season because of a cut.—MOORE.

WARD & VOKES IN
PLAY NEW TO CHICAGO

Musical Pow-Wow, Styled The Promoters Introduces the Re-united
Comedians and Lucy Daly.

Ward & Yokes,

ELSIE JAMS HERE IN

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November ii, 19ft

NEW INTERSTATE

COMMERCE RULING

Manager Carroll, of the United States Carnival Company, Rons into
Legal Snag in Endeavoring to Jump From One State to Another.

KIRALFY SHOW A BIG

SUCCESS IN LONDON

American Attractions are Bringing English Dollars—Calvin Brown
Still in France—Fifty Million Attendance Predicted for Nancy Park.

Lake Charles, La., Nov. 19.

When Manager R. L. Carroll, of the
United States Carnival Company, en¬
deavored to secure transportation for his
performers and freight, from this town
to Orange, Tex., he bumped into a new
ruling of the Interstate Commerce Com¬
mission. He was told that it would be
necessary for him to obtain a permit
from that august body of law makers be¬
fore he could secure professional rates
for his people or paraphernalia. Mr. Car-
roll sought legal advice in the matter,
but learned that the ruling could not be
abrogated.

He was told that it would require
three or four days to obtain the permit
from the Interstate Commission, and he
accordingly arranged to play this town
another week. He left his company be¬
hind him and hurried across to Orange
to explain the cause of the delay.—L. L.
LUEHM.

exhibition contest

reproduction of the s

formers.

Tenn., where they opened this week in
their comedy acrobatic act. They are
booked for over 20 weeks solid over the
Considine-Sullivan circuit.

MIDNIGHT FOOTBALL AT N. Y. “HIP . 1

Employes of the Huge Amusement Pal¬
ace Will Give Gridiron Play on Stage.
Experiment May Be Continued as Reg¬
ular Feature If Successful.

New Tork, Nov. 22.
The possibility of playing football at
night on a stage is to be tested by the
team of the New York Hippodrome.
While the game has been successfully
played on dirt enclosures indoors, a trial
of playing it on a stage covered by a
grass mat will be new. The team has
arranged for a game to take place one
afternoon next week, date to be an¬
nounced, between it and another eleven
to be arranged among Hippodrome men.
The game will be played on the stage of
the Hippodrome between the matinee and
night performances on a grass matted
stage, the dimensions of which are 200x
112 feet—the largest stage in the world.
Every sporting writer and football ex¬
pert In the city will be invited to wit¬
ness the exhibition. Should this prove
successful the Hippodrome will issue a
challenge to some well-known team to
play them a game on the stage any
night, the game to commence at 11:30
p. m., after the night’s performance.
The Hippodrome team is made up of men
who play every variety of parts in the
show, most of which require athletic ex¬
perience. J. Parker Coombs, baritone,
himself an old football player, is the
coach, and N. M. Cills is captain. J. J.
McGraw, of the New York baseball ‘
will referee the

Keeps Pabst Theater.

Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 25.

Leon Wachsner, dean of theatrical
managers in Milwaukee, has made no¬
table the closing year of a quarter cen¬
tury as manager and director, by renew¬
ing his lease with the Pabst Brewing
Company for five years from Aug. 30,
1909. The action on the part of Mr.
Wachsner demonstrates his faith in the
future of German drama in this city. Mr.
Wachsner launched his first enterprise
in Milwaukee in 1884, since which lime
he has supplied German-Americans of
this city with drama in the tongue of
the fatherland. The present Pabst the-

Staad
by fire.

Ketcham Turns to Art.

Toledo, O., Nov. 25.

As a holiday surprise, George H.
Ketcham has arranged for the complete
re-decoration of the Valentine theater
lobby, with magnificent reproductions of
the art treasures of the world. Mr.
Ketcham has closed a contract for the
first twenty-one pictures, all of which
will be in place by Christmas week.

Still Another.

Lake Charles, La., Nov. 25.
Jack Auslet, of Alexandria, who is
well known in base ball circles over the
state, is now advance agent for the
Western Carnival Shows.—LUEHM.

Manchester, England, Nov. 14.

Just returned from a month’s vacation,
which I wound up with a week at the
Franco-British Exposition in London.
This Kiralfy show has been a big success
and mostly due to the American attrac¬
tions such as scenic railways, Katzen-
jammer Castles, etc., etc. The place dif¬
fered very little from the Luna Park and
White Cities in America, or the White
City in Manchester, except in size and
by the presence of a number of exhibits
of milliners, dressmakers, jewellers and
machinists. What drew the fifteen mil¬
lion of visitors was the flip-flaps, figure
eights and the shows that have been
features upon American parks for a dozen
of years past. The English people have
simply gone wild over these things and
wherever any park is established and
gives these riding devices and shows, it
is certain to make money.

John Calvin Brown, who recently
bought all the stock of the White City in
Manchester, has the best plant in Eng¬
land, and his success proves that the
Britisher wants this style of amusement.
Manchester is the center of population
of this island, and six million people live

this million dollar park, which combines
all the features of an American park
with the addition of acres of flower beds
and glass houses, where the finest speci¬
mens of flowers in the Kingdom are to
be seen.

Brown Still in France.

Calvin Brown is now in France, where
as previously announced in these col¬
umns, he has just completed the deal for
furnishing all the amusements at the
East of France Exposition to be held
in Nancy from May 1 to Oct. 31, of next
year. This is a great opportunity for

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A NEW PAUL POTTER PLAY.

Philadelphia, Nov. 19.

The Queen of the Moulin Rouge, the
new Paul Potter musical comedy, was
produced here for the first time on any
stage at the Chestnut Street opera house,
by Thomas Ryley.

■ |__JR _j* King° of

Orcania is in Paris to finish his art edu¬
cation. While there he falls in love with
the atmosphere of the Quartier and be¬
comes a spendthrift, forgetting meanwhile
that he ever loved the Princess Marotz
Rakovitza. She follows him, and dis¬
guising herself as Rosa Pompetta, Queen
of the Moulin Rouge, wins him back.
Cartr De Haven plays the king and
Flora Parker the princess. William
Courtleigh handles the comedy role, aided
by Edward M. Tavor. John T. Hall and
Vincent Bryan furnish the songs.

The costumes are daring.

Fighting Sunday Shows.

Dallas, Tex., Nov. 25.

Both the city and county authorities
appear to have declared war on Sunday
theaters and are evidencing the utmost
activity for their suppression by the fre¬
quency of arrests of the managers and
employes of the places of amusement in
Dallas, which give performances on the
Sabbath.

Joined Elsie Janis.

Cleveland, O., Nov. 25.

Miss Bessie Brennan went to Chicago
Sunday to take a part with Elsie Janis
in The Fair Co-Ed company. Miss
Brennan, a childhood friend of the young
star, was offered the position by Man¬
ager Chas. Dillingham, who saw her in
an amateur turn recently at Keith’s.

Notice to song publishers! You who
are paying high salaried press agents to
boost your output—also you who are
paying singers to sing your songs into
popularity. There is a better way. Sh!
This is it: Buttonhole the organist of
some staid old church; convince him that
“Rig Rags,” your latest number, is su¬
perior to Mozart as a recessional! Presto,
the thing is done. Simple, isn't it? And
yet no one seems to have realized that
it would mean front-page-top-column-
display-head publicity in the daily pa¬
pers, until Percy Wenrich and Alfred
Bryan wrote “My Rainbow,” an Indian
intermezzo. Remick published it. Al¬
bert Davis, organist at St. John the Bap¬
tist Catholic church, used it on the big
pipe organ last Sunday as exit music.
Nor were the Monday morning dailies
shy of other news. There were interna¬
tional complications, murders, suicides,
political wrangles and the usual what¬
not that goes to make up the pages of
the Chicago press. But, oh, my, how
they ate up that story! Indeed, it is
quite probable that the thing appears
sufficiently serious to them to invite eru¬
dite editorials upon the ethics of the
entire procedure. Mose Gamble, Camp¬
bell Casad and others please note. Your
weekly press sheets should be relegated
to the rivulet.

New Vaudeville Act.

Muskegon, Mich., Nov. 25.

Jack DeGraw and John Fuller, two
young Muskegon acrobats, who prac¬
ticed all summer and fall preparing for a
vaudeville engagement, are at Nashville,

“Fairies in Well” Had to Come Out.

Lake Charles, La., Nov. 19.

The United States Carnival Company,
which failed to leave here at the end of
its engagement, owing to a difficulty
with the Interstate Commerce Commis¬
sion, and remained another week with
"many new features added,” has aroused
the mayor, by reason of the alleged im¬
morality of one of its attractions, which
was last week known as the Fairies in
the Well, and this week, under the
“added attraction idea,” was called

“Yankee” showmen and owners of rife
devices, etc., for the expected attendant* ■
at this great exposition is fifteeii «E <
and every one of them will have to pass
through the “Midway Pleasure Grounds 11
in order to reach the Exhibition Palaces
and again to leave the grounds. This is
a splendid proposition and Mr. Brown
is ready to let others in with their de¬
vices if suitable.

He has also opened about ten acres
of ground in White City, where the hr-
gorrotes and the circus were last sea-
son and as these are the best locations
in the park they offer chances to Ameri¬
cans who have good park shows and want
to exploit them over here where all such
things are the craze now and are sure
to make money.

“Hustling” W. W. Kelly, (American)
manager of the Theater Royal in Birken¬
head, and various traveling companies
was on Monday re-elected a member of
the city council, which is a great honor
over here and is sought by the solid men
of each city . Kelly is popular erery-
where.—EFFAYESS.

Walter Westcott Dead.

Walter F. Westcott, the well
theatrical agent and manager,

Denver, Colo., Nov. 14, after a_

ness with consumption. The body „„
brought to ^ Chieago_ on the following

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weeks preceding his demise, and was there
with a view of regaining his health, He
is survived by a wife and a five-year-old
son. Mr. Westcott was formerly asso¬
ciated with Chicago producing firms and

SONGS MADE POPULAR

BY SIMPL E PROCESS

How to Obtain a Front Page Display Head Reading Notice in the
Dailies Folly Set Forth.

The Advance Agent, ,

Myles McCarthy, the well known
“sketcher,” has written a slang novel
entitled The Advance Agent, waB£;l a
being published by the Excelsior Publish¬
ing House of New York.

The Advance Agent deals with the
vicissitudes of a one-night stand advance
agent who encounters a character styled
Bowery, who knows nothing but slang,
and his humorous sayings are scattered
broadcast throughout the novel. There
is a little vein of romance running j
through the story, which contains: ma¬
terial for sketches, gagging turns and ;
monologues, not to mention the repartee. .

The price of th hook, with paper cover,
will be twenty-five cents, and Mr. Mc¬
Carthy says that every one is welcome to
- — anything or every-

“The Garden of Eden.” The mayor’s
letter follows:

”L. C. Dees, Esq., Chief of Police.

Lake Charles, La.

“Dear Sir: Upon my return to Lake
Charles, after a day’s absence from the
city, my attention has been directed to
the communication of Mr. Crosby relat¬
ing to “The Fairies in the Well,” or
"Garden of Eden” show now being con¬
ducted on the Bunker lot.

“From further information I have
gained by- an investigation, I find the
conduct of the attraction contrary to the
good morals of the community and In
violation of an ordinance.

“You are therefore directed to cause
such show to he discontinued at once
and in the event of the failure to com¬
ply with your instructions, to arrest all
parties in connection therewith.

“C. H. Wlnterhaler, Mayor.”

- —LUEHM.

Kansas City Man Writes Play.

Kansas City, Nov. 20.

According to dispatches received by
the re'atives of “Hal” Donahue, who was
formerly employed in the advertising de¬
partment of The Star, but who is now
a success In vaudeville in his own play¬
let, The Story of the Street, a play
written by him entitled The Upstart
has been accepted by the manager for
Henry Miller. The latter Is now in

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Students Shut Up Gallery.

Austin, Tex., Nov. 19.

The gallery of the Hancock Opera
House here was practically closed by
two hundred students of the Texas Uni¬
versity, who marched to the gallery en¬
trance and demanded admission at 25
cents a head and upon being refused
crowded about the entrance and shut out
others who wished admittance. The po¬
lice force did not disperse the crowd un¬
til long after curtain rise.

Billy Link has filed a suit fw .

in the circuit court from his wife, Wil-
letta Charters Link, charging unfaith¬
fulness. The separation and divorce
proceedings follow closely the family
troubles at Huntington, Ind., where the
minstrel man is said to have discovered
his wife making love to another mem¬
ber of the company. Mr. Link names
Sonny Lipman, a member of the troupe,
in his divorce complaint. Link asks for
the custody of their son. They were
married in Xenia, O.. 13 years ago.

Actor Attempts Suicide.

Springfield, O., Nov. 25.
Bert Swan attempted suicide in Gus
Sun’s theater after being driven to des¬
pondency by hard luck. His wife left .

Cincinnati, as the story goes, one J

of the alligators he ...

an d to cap all his father died in Eng¬
land and he did not receive word of the
death for several months. Gus Sq
a bottle of laudanum from the ad®
did all in his power to cheer him

Raymond Hitchoek, who was h
The Merry-Go-Round Nov. 19, said
the piece would close at GTand Eapids 1
Nov. 21 and announced that he would
return to New York to rehearse a new I
part. Catherine Rowe Palmer and some
of the chorus girls are to join the mu¬
sical comedy company at the Olympic
music hall in Chicago.—DUNKLBfe

Divided Honors With Star.

South Bend, Ind., Nov. 25.

George Ade, who was here Nov. W to
see the production of The Fair Co-Ed,
with Elsie Janis as the star, attracted
as much attention in the box as she aid
on the stage.—DUNKLE.

L. Lawrence Weber Recovering.

New York, Nov. 25.

L. Lawrence Weber, of Weber & Rusli.
is slowly recovering from an attack 01
appendicitis, which his physicians treated
successfully without operation. m

The spinster knoweth how to t> rin ’
up children and the bachelor how “
rule a wife. It is well that they remain
single.—James Jeffries Roche. I

November 28, 1908.

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Wilson Sisters Allege That Report of Their Illiness Caused Loss of
Engagements. Claim That Reynolds Taught Them, Not
Miss Houghton—Latter Replies.

SMITH-DEKOVEN ARE

DEN IED C OPYRIGHT

Co-Authors of The Golden Butterfly Failed to Supply British Lord
Chamberlain With Copies of Script Six Days
Before Productton.

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POLITICS VS. PICTURES
NEW GAME AT ALBANY

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WITH INCO MPETENTS

Ethel Fuller Cancelled Her Engagement at Little

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REPERTOIRE NOTES

R. J. Erwood, formerly a well known
repertoire manager, is now running a
nickelodeon at Freeport, Pa.

There are but few changes in the ros¬
ter of the Harder-Hall company from
the season of 1907-08.

The Fiske Stock Company “B” re¬
hearsed last week at Johnstown, N. Y.,
and opened this week.

E. L. Paul is organizing a repertoire
company at Kansas City and will tour
the middle west.

The Chase-Lister Company No. 2 was
organized at San Antonio, Tex., recently
and is now touring that state. The No.
1 company is in Iowa.

George Gatts. manager of the Grace

REPERTOIRE A SCHOOL
FOR MODERN ACTORS

Many Leading Lights of Theatrical World Began Their Career With
Ten-Twenty-Thirty Organizations.

The numerous repertoire shows on the
road this season serve as a reminder that
since the passing away of the old stock
days the traveling repertoire company,
the value of which is so often underes¬
timated by the dramatic critic of the
smaller cities, is the only school left for
those whose ambitions lie along dramatic

THINGS THEATRICAL

Charles Ruble’s “The SweetesHGirl
in Dixie” is reported to be doing a
profitable business in the South. 1

The Gorman Brothers’ Minstrefflljre
reported to have stranded at Mans¬
field, Ohio.

May Boley has been offered a place
in the new company which is to fol¬
low Kolb and Dill at the Princest in J
San Francisco. 1

H. A. Shalleross and wife havj_

ered their connection with the Kriteh
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Pollard, Juggling Saylea, Francis

Parvln, Lee Sanders, Chas. H

Plator, Mr. Shallcross, Don

Palfrey. John O. Swiokhart. Mr.

Brucameu..

Bartlett, David
Budnlck, Steve
Bradetreet, F. H.
Beatl * Castl
Blockiom, Harry
Baker, Peter F.

Bell; Wm. J.
ffi^Ser Mgr

CremoM,^ K.
sr, Chas.

Kelly, J. T.
Kramer, Irvlni
Kolb, Cheater

Kauffman, Joe
Kyle, Howard
Kishl, K.
Kraft, Eddie

Desmonde, L. F.
Daugherty, Alford
Dufflni, H.

Dancing Davy (Pkg.)

LaDelle*. Fantastic
Laufman A Smith
LaBlanche, Great
Leslie A Grady
Livermore, Lloyd

LaDelle, Fred

Lloyd A Garrison
Lester, The Great
LeRoy & Levanic

Ellsworth, Chas. H. Morton
Franklin & Wllliami Minturi

Fitzpatrick, Stephen
Forrester A Lloyd
Frank!, Prof. Chai.

Fetch, Jack. Satterle

Fisher, Perkins •

Mason, W. A.
Mitchell, Orm
Mortge, John
Murray, John
Marah, R. J.

Murphy A Vidocq.
McWatters and Ty-

McClellan, Dr. Geo.

Hlggena ’* Phelps
Hayes, Will

Heclow, Chaa
Hughes, a
Howard, Coulter
Heaton, LeGrand
Henderson, F. C.

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Hemmtod, Alfred

<Pkg) Claud '® L

Henderson, Del.
Hurd, Elliott.

Harris & Vroy
Hedges & Darrell

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Johnjon, G»o.

Novelfy Theater
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Norrises, Threa

Nelson, T. R.

Omar. Abba Ben
Owen, Mr. A Mrs.

Oastman,
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O'Connor, M.

Offutt, Henry T.
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O’Rourk

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Treat, Capt.

Richards, H. H.
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Rachetta ^rl*’
Renaud, Wm.
Ruokler, F. A.
Richards, Dick
Ranor, Edw.
Ranoe, Edward
Richardson. Harry

Ryan, J. j.
Robisch, John C.
Ronaldos, The

Schllcher, L. F.

Smart, F. L.
Stewart A Woods
Smith, R. E.
Sumetaro, Fred., Jr.
Spaulding, Geo. L.

Stogdlll, B. B.
Sears, Wm.
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Warner, Wm.

Wiggen, Bert

Hoffman, Louis
Hadley, Flo
Holland, Violet
Harnlsh, Mamie
Hilda, M’lle.
Hanson, J. S. N.
Hamilton, Edith
Hoyt, Frances A C

Buchanan, Lorraine
Boylan, Mra
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McIntyre, H. C.
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Clinton, Grace
Coley, Mrs. Hattie

Davis, Anna E.

Desval, Olympia A
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Dodge, Mlnta
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Dale, Fay
DeLong, Lily (Pkg.)

Bvelyn, Pearl

Emmerson, Mort
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Fink, Mai
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Glendones, Monda
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SEASON AT MEMPHIS HURT AT HIPPODROME

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ATTENTION—FEATURE SENSATIONAL ACTS

November 28, 1908.

THE SHOW WORLD

A World Service for Advertisers

The Christmas Number of The Show World

will be issued Saturday, Dec. 19, last forms closing Wednesday, Dec. 16 (midnight)

Advertisers are urgently requested to send their copy at the earliest possible moment

The 1908

Christmas Number of

The Show World

Will be a thing of beauty and a
credit to the profession to whose
interests it is unswervingly de¬
voted. There will be special
articles by well known writers,
high grade illustrations of people
in all ranks of the professions of
the Drama, Vaudeville, Music,
Circus, Moving Pictures, Roller
Skating, etc. Cartoons of well
known professionals, full page
illustrations, and a score of other
interesting features, including
several stories by clever authors,
will serve to make the Yuletide
Issue a delight to every reader
of taste and culture. In addition
to these numerous features there
will be the LATEST NEWS OF
INTEREST TO PROFES¬
SIONALS.

ARTISTS: Do not overlook

The Christmas Number of The
Show World. You will regret it
if you are not represented in its
Advertising Columns. A splen¬
did opportunity to announce your
Act. The Circulation will be
enormous. MAIL YOUR AD.
COPY TO-DAY.

Last forms will close
Wednesday, Dec. 16
(midnight)

No Increase in Advertising Rates | & ■;'§§

Advertisements forwarded by mail must be accompanied by remittance, made payable to The Show World Publishing Co. No extra
charge for borders. Portraits in reading section: Single col., $5; double col., $10; we make cuts. Brief readers with illustrations

THE SHOW WORLD PUBLISHING GO. CHICAGO, ILL., U. S. A.

A World Service for Advertisers

The 1907

Christmas Number of

The Show World

Was without a doubt the finest
edition ever placed before the
amusement world from a liter¬
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news standpoint. No efforts are
being spared to maintain that
high standard in the forthcom¬
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Feature articles will be con¬
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and by writers of international
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A Special Service for all Pur¬
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The Show World Christmas
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entertainment is offered.

As the demand for the
Christmas Number of
The Show World will
be tremendous, you
should place your
order with your local
newsdealer at once

THE SHOW WORLD

November 28; 1908,

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